Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 3.82
- Local median
- 0.33
Little Steps Montessori
10332 COCHRON DR, Mckinney, TX 75072-2977
- Operation number:
- 1659984
- Type:
- Licensed Child-Care Home
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Collin
- Capacity:
- 12
- License effective:
- February 14, 2018
- Hours:
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 4693587126
- Email:
- Not listed
- Website:
- Not listed
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers 11 available inspections for Little Steps Montessori from November 16, 2021 through August 14, 2026.
Eight inspections recorded violations, with 42 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on June 30, 2026 and involved hazardous access.
Staff training was a higher-concern topic that showed up in eight inspections.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 11
- Recorded violations
- 42
- Higher-concern violations
- 28
- Repeated topics
- 5
3 in last 12 months
6 in last 12 months
5 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
11 total inspections vs 7 local median in 75072
Compared to 29 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 73%
- Local median
- 29%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 73%
- Local median
- 30%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 5
- Local average
- 0.69
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Staff training
Appeared across 6 inspections, with 11 recorded violations.
August 14, 2024September 13, 2024October 4, 2024August 5, 2025September 16, 2025June 30, 2026Equipment or readiness
Appeared across 5 inspections, with 9 recorded violations.
August 14, 2024September 13, 2024October 4, 2024August 5, 2025September 16, 2025Licensing compliance
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
August 14, 2024September 13, 2024October 4, 2024Administrative posting
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
August 14, 2024September 13, 2024Recordkeeping
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
August 5, 2025June 30, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- The backyard had three areas in the fence where slats were loose at the bottom of the fence and nails were exposed.
- Correction deadline
- July 30, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 14, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.3501 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
- Official code
- 747.3501
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The director did not have proof of current training in pediatric CPR. The previous training expired in 2024.
- Correction deadline
- July 30, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 14, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.1313(b) - Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training -skill based and hands on
- Official code
- 747.1313(b)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The director did not have proof of current training in pediatric first aid training. The previous training expired in 2024.
- Correction deadline
- July 30, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 14, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.1313(a) - Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training - Primary, Assistant, and Substitute Caregivers
- Official code
- 747.1313(a)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Safety documentation for monthly checks of fire extinguishers, carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors was not current. The equipment was last checked in August 2025.
- Correction deadline
- July 30, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 14, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 747.801(7) - Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation
- Official code
- 747.801(7)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- During the follow up inspection, it was found that the caregiver had not completed half of the required annual training.
- Correction deadline
- September 30, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 8, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.1303(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
- Official code
- 747.1303(5)(A)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- During the follow up inspection, the operation did not have an emergency evacuation and relocation diagram on file or posted.
- Correction deadline
- September 30, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 20, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.5007 - Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram- Must Be On File
- Official code
- 747.5007
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The caregiver had not completed any of the required annual training.
- Correction deadline
- September 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 16, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.1303(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
- Official code
- 747.1303(5)(A)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- During the inspection the operator could not provide her current certification for CPR or first aid.
- Correction deadline
- September 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 16, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.1313(a) - Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training - Primary, Assistant, and Substitute Caregivers
- Official code
- 747.1313(a)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The operation did not have an emergency evacuation and relocation diagram on file or posted.
- Correction deadline
- September 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 16, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.5007 - Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram- Must Be On File
- Official code
- 747.5007
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The operation has no record of testing or changing the batteries in the smoke detectors.
- Correction deadline
- September 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 16, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 747.5115 - Smoke Detectors Testing
- Official code
- 747.5115
Higher concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- The operation has no record of testing or changing the batteries in the carbon monoxide detectors.
- Correction deadline
- September 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 16, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.5337(a)(4) - Electric or Battery Operated CO System-Test Documentation Available During Hours of Operation
- Official code
- 747.5337(a)(4)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The operation has not been doing any monthly checks on the fire extinguisher at the operation.
- Correction deadline
- September 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 16, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.5107(a) - Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
- Official code
- 747.5107(a)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- During the inspection, the flexible gauze in the first aid kit had grass on it and the scissors were rusty and the scissor blade had an unknown dark substance on it.
- Correction deadline
- September 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 16, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.3801(2) - First Aid Kit - Kept Sanitary
- Official code
- 747.3801(2)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Licensing compliance
- Report finding
- At the time of the follow up inspection the operational policies had not been updated. The provider was unable to locate any policies during the visit.
- Correction deadline
- October 18, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 17, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.207(1) - Policies Comply with Rules
- Official code
- 747.207(1)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The provider had not yet updated the CPSC form at the time of the follow up inspection.
- Correction deadline
- October 4, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 7, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 747.3935(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
- Official code
- 747.3935(b)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- At the time of the follow up inspection the provider had 10 training hours that could be counted towards this current year of training. She is still missing 20 hours of training that should have been completed last year.
- Correction deadline
- November 4, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 6, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.1303(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
- Official code
- 747.1303(5)(A)
Medium concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- The provider had not posted the most recent inspection form even following the visit in August 2024.
- Correction deadline
- September 18, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 4, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 747.401(a)(2) - Posting Requirements-Inspection Report
- Official code
- 747.401(a)(2)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- At the time of the follow up inspection the provider had still not completed any of the annual training hour requirements. No trainings were available for review.
- Correction deadline
- September 27, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 4, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.1303(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
- Official code
- 747.1303(5)(A)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- At the time of the follow up visit, the provider had not installed a smoke detector near the main care room in the home.
- Correction deadline
- September 18, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 4, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 747.5111 - Smoke-Detection System
- Official code
- 747.5111
Higher concern: Licensing compliance
- Report finding
- The operational policies reviewed during this time were not for a child care home and had not been updated as needed. At the time of the follow up inspection the operational policies had not been updated.
- Correction deadline
- September 18, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 4, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.207(1) - Policies Comply with Rules
- Official code
- 747.207(1)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The provider had not yet updated the CPSC form at the time of the follow up inspection.
- Correction deadline
- September 18, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 4, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 747.3935(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
- Official code
- 747.3935(b)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- No antiseptic solutions and/or ointments were stiill not present in the first aid kit at the time of the follow up inspection.
- Correction deadline
- September 18, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 4, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 747.3803(a)(3) - First Aid Kit Incomplete - Antiseptic solutions or wipes
- Official code
- 747.3803(a)(3)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- At the time of inspection the provider did not have any training hours from the previous full year. The last training certificates were from the year 2022. Provider request time to get the training completed.
- Correction deadline
- September 11, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 13, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.1303(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
- Official code
- 747.1303(5)(A)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The last time the annual certification was completed was back in 2019. This was the date on the form posted.
- Correction deadline
- August 30, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 13, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 747.3935(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
- Official code
- 747.3935(b)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- No antiseptic solutions and/or ointments were present in the first aid kit.
- Correction deadline
- August 30, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 13, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 747.3803(a)(3) - First Aid Kit Incomplete - Antiseptic solutions or wipes
- Official code
- 747.3803(a)(3)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The main care room did not have a smoke detector present. The closet smoke detector was in one of the bedrooms of the home.
- Correction deadline
- August 30, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 13, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 747.5111 - Smoke-Detection System
- Official code
- 747.5111
Medium concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- At the time of the inspection that provider's most recent posted inspection was from 2019. She was unable to locate a copy of the inspection that was sent to her last year.
- Correction deadline
- August 30, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 13, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 747.401(a)(2) - Posting Requirements-Inspection Report
- Official code
- 747.401(a)(2)
Higher concern: Licensing compliance
- Report finding
- The operational policies reviewed during this time were not for a child care home and had not been updated as needed.
- Correction deadline
- August 30, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 13, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.207(1) - Policies Comply with Rules
- Official code
- 747.207(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The primary caregiver has completed 8 of the 30 hours of required annual training.
- Correction deadline
- November 28, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 15, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 747.1309(a) - Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
- Official code
- 747.1309(a)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The primary caregiver was missing annual training in the health and safety topics: emergency preparedness plan, preventing communicable diseases, administering medication, handling, disposing hazards materials, responding to food allergies.
- Correction deadline
- November 14, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 15, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 747.1309(d) - Primary Caregiver Annual Training - Required Special Topics without specific hours
- Official code
- 747.1309(d)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The primary caregiver was missing annual training in safe sleep techniques.
- Correction deadline
- November 28, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 15, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.1309(c) - Primary Caregiver Annual Training - Special topics for children under 24 months
- Official code
- 747.1309(c)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The primary caregiver was missing training in pediatric first-aid.
- Correction deadline
- October 4, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 13, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.1313(a) - Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training - Primary, Assistant, and Substitute Caregivers
- Official code
- 747.1313(a)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The primary caregiver was missing training in pediatric CPR.
- Correction deadline
- October 4, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 13, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.1313(b) - Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training -skill based and hands on
- Official code
- 747.1313(b)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- It was observed rusty nails protruding out of the wooden fence surrounding the backyard area, at the children's level.
- Correction deadline
- September 27, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 29, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.3203 - Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment
- Official code
- 747.3203
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- Cleaning supplies in the bathroom were observed within arms reach of children. Note: This was corrected during the inspection.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.3501 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
- Official code
- 747.3501
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Three of the four children records reviewed were missing current immunization records.
- Correction deadline
- September 27, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 7, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 747.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
- Official code
- 747.603(a)(4)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The emergency preparedness plan was missing a statement regarding how the operation will continue caring for children until each children has been released, and how will reunify the children with the parents as the evacuation, relocation or sheltering is lifted.
- Correction deadline
- September 30, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 29, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 747.5003(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, Relocation and Sheltering Procedures
- Official code
- 747.5003(1)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- An eleven month old child was observed sleeping in a swing. A sleep exception form was not file for the child.
- Correction deadline
- November 16, 2021
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 29, 2021
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 747.2326 - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
- Official code
- 747.2326
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Feeding insturctions are not on file for one infant.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 29, 2021
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 747.2321(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
- Official code
- 747.2321(b)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The primary caregiver did not complete the required 30 hours in her last training year.
- Correction deadline
- January 17, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 10, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 747.1309(a) - Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
- Official code
- 747.1309(a)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- One child needs the required health statement. There was no signed statement from a health caregiver professional or a statement from the parent that the chld had been seen in the last year and would provide that health care professional's statement.
- Correction deadline
- December 3, 2021
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 17, 2021
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 747.611(b) - Health Statement on File
- Official code
- 747.611(b)
Higher concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- One child in care needs an updated immunization record.
- Correction deadline
- December 3, 2021
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 17, 2021
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 747.613(a) - Required Immunizations
- Official code
- 747.613(a)